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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 431:10C-315

Statute of limitations

Known as the Insurance Code

The act spans §§ 431:10-101 to 431:9N-104 (1,434 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Allstate Insurance v. Wolcott (1994)

Most recently applied in 520 F. Supp. 2d 1212 - Carter v. GEICO DIRECT (October 2007)

L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 251, §49; am L 1998, c 275, §28

(a) No suit shall be brought on any contract providing motor vehicle insurance benefits or any contract providing optional additional coverage more than the later of:

(1) Two years from the date of the motor vehicle accident upon which the claim is based;

(2) Two years after the last payment of motor vehicle insurance benefits;

(3) Two years after the entry of a final order in arbitration;

(4) Two years after the entry of a final judgment in, or dismissal with prejudice of, a tort action arising out of a motor vehicle accident, where a cause of action for insurer bad faith arises out of the tort action; or

(5) Two years after payment of liability coverage, for underinsured motorist claims.

(b) No suit arising out of a motor vehicle accident shall be brought in tort more than the later of:

(1) Two years after the date of the motor vehicle accident upon which the claim is based;

(2) Two years after the date of the last payment of motor vehicle insurance or optional additional benefits; or

(3) Two years after the date of the last payment of workers' compensation or public assistance benefits arising from the motor vehicle accident.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.